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The Dolphins secondary will once again be without one of its top players on Sunday against the Giants, as cornerback Vontae Davis missed his third straight day of practice on Friday and is officially listed as doubtful with a hamstring injury.

Davis originally injured his hamstring in the Week 2 loss against Houston, and sat out subsequent games at Cleveland and San Diego. He returned to the lineup against the Jets …

An assessment of the Quarterback and Running Back market entering Day 2 of the NFL’s Silly Season:

QUARTERBACK

Moves already made
* Minnesota – Set to trade for Donovan McNabb, pending McNabb’s approval of a new contract.
* Seattle – Has agreed to deal with Tarvaris Jackson, in the hunt for Matt Leinart.
* Tennessee – Has agreed to deal with Matt Hasselbeck.
* Buffalo – Has agreed to deal with Tyler Thigpen
* San Francisco – …

The NFL and NFLPA will begin five straight days of negotiations today to attempt to iron out their differences and agree to a new collective bargaining agreement after the two sides agreed late last week …

The Dolphins practice this morning, then board a plane for the five-hour flight to the Bay Area this afternoon, staying in downtown San Francisco before busing over to Oakland for Sunday’s game against the Raiders. A certain running back figures to have their attention, which is where we start our Friday morning talking points.

1. Darren McFadden is the best dual threat running back the Dolphins have faced since Ray Rice.

When Middle Tennessee State defensive backs coach Steve Ellis served an internship with the Pittsburgh Steelers at their 2008 training camp, he came away more impressed with one player than any other: safety Ryan Clark.

“He was a coach on the field,” Ellis said Monday. “The younger guys on their team looked up to him. In fact, if they needed to learn something, they came to Ryan, not the coaches. He …

(Update: Meanwhile, LB Joey Porter, who played with Clark in 2006, is headed Thursday to visit the Cardinals, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Miami released Porter Friday and soon signed ex-Cardinals LB Karlos Dansby.)